Trap.



PATENT @FFTCE.

ARTHUR c. roams, or ROBERTS, IDAHO TRAP.

1 64,633. Specification of Application filed August 17 Letters Patent.

, 1912. Serial No. 715,604.

Be itknown that 1, ARTHUR L. FORGE, citizen of the United States,residing at ioberts, in the county of Fremont and State of Idaho, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Traps, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawing.

This invention relates to spring traps in which there is provided 'apair ot"pivotally mounted jaws which are normally held in a closedposition by a pair of springs.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an impd type oftrigger for holding the springs inJa position to permit the jaws toremain open.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved type of devicefor pivot-- ally connecting the triggers with the brackets upon whichthe jaws are pivotally mount-ed. y

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a side elevation of the trapwith the jaws in a closed position and the springs held in a position topermit the jaws to be opened. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the trap in aset position with the jaws opened. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspectiveview showing the manner of constructing and mounting the pivot ears ofthe triggers and the brackets with which the jaws are pivotallyconnected. Fig. 1 is aside elevation of the bracketand pivot ears. Fig.5 is a. view of the blank from which the pivot ears are formed.

This invention comprises a center bar having the resilient arms 11 and1:2 extending from the end portion,'the arms 11 and 12 being formedintegral with the center bar 10 or being formed from separate pieces vof metal and connected with the center bar in any desired manner as forinstance by being welded to the center bar. These resilient arms formthe'springs which normally hold the jaws 18 in a closed position and areprovided with enlarged end portions having openings 14 formed therein,through which the jaws pass.

Brackets 15 and 16 are secured to the end portions of the center bareach having its lower end portion doubled as clearly shown in Figs. 1and 2.in order to reinforce the lower portions of the brackets. Rivets17 are passed -through the doubled portions of the brackets so that thebracket will he rigidly connected with the cent 1: bar 10.

The jaws 13 are pivotallyconnectedwith the brackets 15 and 16 by meansof the Patented Jane 10, 1913.;

rivets 18 which pass through the biturcateth ends of the jaws andthrough the openings 19' formed in the upper portions'of the brackets.From inspection of Fig. 1 it will be seen that when the resilientarmsare bent to permitthe jaws to be opened that the brackets passthrough the openings-1i, thus completely bringing the springs tibia outof engagement with the jaws and permitting them to be bent without anydanger of the springs closing the jaws i ing the same as often happenswhen the springs are at all times in engagement with the jaws, and thejaws have to be held opened while the springs are connected with thetriggers.

Pivot ears 20 are rigidly connected with the center bar 10 by means ofthe rivets 21, the outer end of each of the pivot ears litting tightlyagainst the vertical portion of the bracket in order to p out. thepivot;

ears from having any tran 'erse pivota... k

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blank {tin-inch is sir-awn in for? ed rom 5, and which is provided withthe; open. ing through which the 'rivet i'l passeand with the side wings2- which are bent to form the upwardly extending tiangeshaving theopenings 25.

Triggers 26 and 27 are pivotally mounted upon pivot pins '28 passingthrough the openings '25 and are adapted to engage the end portionsot-the springs in order to hold the springs in a contracted position asshown in Fig. 1. The trigger 26 is provided with a lever 29 whichis-positioned a'plate 30 formed at the end of the. lever 31 extendingfrom the trigger 27. It will be seen that when the trap is set and isreleased by an animal placing its foot upon the plate 30that the platewill come in contact with the lever '29, thereby releasing the spring 12from the trigger QG. It should also be noted that this lever 29 iscurved as clearly shown in Fig. l in order to form a cam surface, thuscausing the lever to be released a great deal easier than it would be itit were straight throughout its length. dlVhen setting this trap thespring 12 is bent and its inner end engaged by the trigger 2G and thespring 12 is likewise bent and engaged by the trigger The springs willthen -be entirely out. of engagenientwith the jaws and these jawsbeneath while open- 1 and positioned so that the animal will step uponthe plate 30 when passing along the runway. As soon-as the animal placesits foot 'upon the plate 30 the lever 31 will. be depressed therebyreleasing the spring 11 and permitting it to close the jaws 13. At thesame time the plate will come in contact a With the vlever 29 therebyreleasing the spring 12 from the trigger 26 and'permitting it to expandtherebyassisting the spring ll'in holding the jaws-closed.- V

, Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is': I

l. A trap comprising a center bar,'resilient arms extending from-saidcenter bar and bent to form springs having perforated free ends,brackets secured to the end portions of said center bar and passingthrough the perforations 01' said springs when said springs are bent toa contracted position, fjaws passing through the perforations of saidspringsand 'pivotally connected to the' upper end portions of saidbrackets, pivot ears mounted uponthe lower portions of said brackets andhaving their outer ends fitting tightly against the Vertical portions ofsand brackets to prevent pivotal movement of said pivot ears, each ofsaid pivot ears being formed from a blank having pered between theflanges ofsa-id pivot ears and adapted to engage the free ends ofsaidresilient arms, a curved lever extending from one of said triggers, anda lever extending from the other of said triggers and pro vided with atrip plate at its free end portion positioned above the first mentionedlever. v n

2. A trap-comprising a center bar, brackets mounted upon said centerbar, jaws pivotally connected with the upper end portions of saidbrackets, pivot ears secured to the lower portions of-said brackets andhaving their outer ends contacting with the vertical portions of saidbrackets to prevent pivotal movementof said pivot ears, springscarriedby said center bar 'for normally holding, said jaws in a closedposition, triggers p'ivfotallyl connectedv with said pivot earsandadapted to engage said springs to hold the same in a'contractedposition, a curvedlev er extending from one of said triggers, and alever extending from the other of said triggers and provided with a tripplate at itsfree end portion above the'end portion of said firstmentioned lever.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

ARTHUR C. FORCE.

' \Vitnesses:

. F. M. CALDWELL, \Vivi. E. \VHITLATCH. 1

